Respond to these in your journal.
Look at the picture in the chapter of The Neegoogwandah Cabin. What do you see? How does this picture make you feel?
Velma said she was an angry teenager trapped in an alcoholic village, stuck in the squalor of public housing and orange pee stains on the snow left by local drunks. How was living on the land different? Describe.
What did alcohol do to Velma? Why can't people let their emotions out when they are sober?
Velma decided to stay away from the people who introduced her to the drinking scene. Velma said: “They seemed to enjoy adding new people to their drinking circles.” Is it possible to spend time with people who are drinking when you don't drink?
Write 10 interview questions you would like to ask Velma. Do a mock interview with another learner in the class. Answer the questions the way you think Velma would answer them.
Ask learners why Velma's mother was so upset with her sons for killing a moose out of season. What do people know about moose hunting? Do a K-W-L on moose hunting. Use the chart on Handout 3 and ask learners what they know about moose hunting. Ask them what they would like to learn. Then ask them to do an Internet search on moose hunting to answer their questions.